Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-366
Falcon 9 Block 5 launched the USSF-366 mission for SpaceX from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on Aug 16, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-366
Launched Aug 16, 2026 10:50:45 AMSuccess
Flight direction
133° SE
estimated from the target orbit · inclination 53.0°
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
USSF-366 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Sun, Aug 16 · 10:50:45 AM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Rocket
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA